Yep, that’s a mouthful, but with good reason: y’all don’t even KNOW how good these giveaways are going to get! They say it’s better to give than to receive, and in this case, we definitely agree: the SW gals are giddy knowing what’s in store for y’all! Enough of my blabbering, though — let’s get to the goods.

Win: One lucky lady (or gent!) will win one monogrammed hankie and one gardenia hair flower.

To enter: There are three ways to enter:

1) Leave a comment on this post telling us your married monogram (which, of course, could be the same as your monogram right now!).
2) Follow @iloveswmag on Twitter and leave a SEPARATE comment with your Twitter handle letting us know.
3) Link to this giveaway in your Facebook status! Make sure you tag us so that we can see you did so, and then leave a SEPARATE comment letting us know!

This giveaway will close on Christmas Day, December 25. Best of luck, and check back tomorrow for our next festive giveaway!

My married monogram is LMJ! I made my old last name my middle initial… which is how women in my family have always done it, but after talking with friends and coworkers I now realize there are definitely a lot of ways to change your name!

Oh. My. Goodness! What a fabulous giveaway! I would love, love, love to win! My married monogram will be MKA. And, Gardenias are my favorite flower…oh so beautiful! Thank you for the giveaway…and the blog! :)

I just got engaged a month ago today and am so excited that my monogram will change to CLF! What Southern bride wouldn’t love that gorgeous gardenia in her hair too! Thanks SW for this beautiful day 1 giveaway!
xo Christina

Our monogram will be HGK. I just love the idea of giving my mother and my new mother-in-law hankies with their monograms as well on the wedding day :) Did I also mention that gardenias are my favorite flower? I would love to wear one in my hair because I love the smell, but they wilt so quickly… alas, a clay one may be the answer :)

LFB When I was a little girl, I thought that it was a law that women had to drop their middle name and keep their maiden name when they got married. Now, I know I’m given a choice, but I’m still planning on keeping my maiden name :)

My monogram is LLT. I’m actually embroidering a pillow case right now so the hankie would be lovely. My mom use to grow gardenias in our front yard. Not that she had much luck- we’d be lucky to get a few blooms a year

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To me, gardenias are one of the most quintessentially Southern blooms, and they’re one of the prettiest flowers to feature in a bouquet, too. I love that Lauren paired the more structured gardenia with loose and lovely peonies!

Lauren’s hair and makeup was done by Kymm McLean, and these lovely photos were taken at the Duke Mansion in Charlotte. BIG thanks to Leslie and Matt from Elizabeth Scott Photography for letting us feature their work! You can see even more from this pretty session on their blog.

Southern Weddings reserves the right to delete comments which contain profanity or personal attacks or seek to promote a business unrelated to the post. And remember: a good attitude is like kudzu – it spreads. We love hearing your kind thoughts!